Wu Lien Teh was born in 1879. At the age of 17, he went to England to study medicine at the University of Cambridge. In 1907 Dr. Wu accepted an invitation from the Qing government to work for an army medical college in Tianjin.
In October 1910, an unknown illness appeared in the city of Manzhouli, on the Russian and Chinese border. The disease swiftly spread along the rail lines in Manchuria and reached the cities of Harbin and Changchun, killing 99.9% of its victims in just a few short weeks. As many of the railways were under the control of Russia and Japan, it became an international incident. The Japanese government offered to send experts to manage the growing disease, but the Qing government worried that aid from Japan would only serve to further Japanese ambitions in this area. Therefore, the government turned to Wu, requesting he travel from Tianjin to Harbin and investigate.
When Dr. Wu arrived in Harbin on Christmas Eve, 1910, he carried only a few medical instruments and had only one assistant. One of Wu’s first acts was to order an autopsy（验尸）on a recent victim. There had been a long-standing taboo（禁忌）in China against such examinations. Wu insisted and found evidence of Yersinia Pestis（鼠疫杆菌）. He then set up isolation area and ordered lockdown to stop victims from traveling and spreading the disease. He also had teams check households for possible cases, and even managed to convince Russian and Japanese governments to completely close the railways in the early weeks of 1911. Dr. Wu even requested the local government to burn the bodies of victims. Over 3000 bodies were burned on Chinese New Year, January 30, 1911. Thanks to Dr. Wu’s efforts, the number of victims began to decrease, and by March 1, 1911, the disease was fully contained.
The plague（传染病）lasted nearly four months, affected five provinces and six major cities, and caused over 60,000 deaths. It is clear that without the actions taken by Dr. Wu it could have been much worse. Had the plague gone unchecked, allowing holiday rail passengers to spread to the rest of China, it could have meant a huge loss of life and a global health crisis. For a time, Dr. Wu was the most famous Chinese plague fighter in the world.
34. What is the meaning of the underlined word "contained" in Paragraph 3?
A. covered B. included
C. increased D. under control
35. From the story, we could learn that Dr. Wu was a /an ______person.
A. determined B. ambitious
C. stubborn D. kind
36. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. The disease appeared first in Harbin.
B. Nobody survived before Wu Lien Teh came.
C. The government sent Wu to Harbin because of the Japanese.
D. A lot of Russians and Japanese died from the disease.
37. Which of following can be the best title for the text?
A. The Spread of a Plague in 1910
B. The Damage of a Plague in 1910
C. An Introduction of Dr. Wu’s life
D. The Chinese Doctor who Beat the Plague
【答案】
In October 1910, an unknown illness appeared in the city of Manzhouli, on the Russian and Chinese border. The disease swiftly spread along the rail lines in Manchuria and reached the cities of Harbin and Changchun, killing 99.9% of its victims in just a few short weeks. As many of the railways were under the control of Russia and Japan, it became an international incident. The Japanese government offered to send experts to manage the growing disease, but the Qing government worried that aid from Japan would only serve to further Japanese ambitions in this area. Therefore, the government turned to Wu, requesting he travel from Tianjin to Harbin and investigate.
When Dr. Wu arrived in Harbin on Christmas Eve, 1910, he carried only a few medical instruments and had only one assistant. One of Wu’s first acts was to order an autopsy（验尸）on a recent victim. There had been a long-standing taboo（禁忌）in China against such examinations. Wu insisted and found evidence of Yersinia Pestis（鼠疫杆菌）. He then set up isolation area and ordered lockdown to stop victims from traveling and spreading the disease. He also had teams check households for possible cases, and even managed to convince Russian and Japanese governments to completely close the railways in the early weeks of 1911. Dr. Wu even requested the local government to burn the bodies of victims. Over 3000 bodies were burned on Chinese New Year, January 30, 1911. Thanks to Dr. Wu’s efforts, the number of victims began to decrease, and by March 1, 1911, the disease was fully contained.
The plague（传染病）lasted nearly four months, affected five provinces and six major cities, and caused over 60,000 deaths. It is clear that without the actions taken by Dr. Wu it could have been much worse. Had the plague gone unchecked, allowing holiday rail passengers to spread to the rest of China, it could have meant a huge loss of life and a global health crisis. For a time, Dr. Wu was the most famous Chinese plague fighter in the world.
34. What is the meaning of the underlined word "contained" in Paragraph 3?
A. covered B. included
C. increased D. under control
35. From the story, we could learn that Dr. Wu was a /an ______person.
A. determined B. ambitious
C. stubborn D. kind
36. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A. The disease appeared first in Harbin.
B. Nobody survived before Wu Lien Teh came.
C. The government sent Wu to Harbin because of the Japanese.
D. A lot of Russians and Japanese died from the disease.
37. Which of following can be the best title for the text?
A. The Spread of a Plague in 1910
B. The Damage of a Plague in 1910
C. An Introduction of Dr. Wu’s life
D. The Chinese Doctor who Beat the Plague
【答案】
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